Novel carboxylated oligothiophenes as sensitizers in photoelectric conversion systems

Novel carboxylated oligothiophenes with different thiophene units were designed and synthesized as photosensitizers in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) for efficient opto-electric materials. The introduction of -COOH into thiophene molecules can lead to a red shift of UV-visible absorption, increase light-harvesting efficiency, and enhance photoinduced charge transport by forming efficient covalent bonds to the substrate surface. A red shift of the absorption spectrum of oligothiophene is also achieved by the increase in the number of thiophene units. The DSSCs based on the oligomers have excellent photovoltaic performances. Under 100 mW cm(-2) irradiation a short-circuit current of 10.57 mA cm(-2) and an overall energy conversion efficiency of 3.36 % is achieved when pentathiophene dicarboxylated acid was used as a sensitizer. The incident photo-to-current conversion efficiency (IPCE) has a maximum as high as 80 %. In addition, photovoltage and photocurrent transients show that slow charge recombination in DSSCs is important for efficient charge separation and excellent photoelectric conversion properties of the oligomers. These initial and promising results suggest that carboxylated oligothiophenes are efficient photosensitizers.     

The Mutual Conversion of CO2 and CO in Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD)

Non-equilibrium plasma, which was engendered by dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) was used to analyze the mutual conversion between CO₂ and CO. The results showed that the conversion ratio of CO increased monotonously with the increasing voltage. But CO₂ was not so. Its conversion ratio reached maximum when the voltage was 3600 V in Ar system. It also showed that the existence of water molecules was more advanageous for the conversion of CO to CO₂ in Air system than in oxygen system, and the conversion ratio could reach 75.8% when the relative humidity was 100%. We also discussed the energy yield and energy efficiency, and the result was that high voltage and high concentration of reactant was disadvantageous for energy utilization.     

甲醇／丙烷在ZSM－5分子筛上偶合转化过程的研究

考察了甲醇／低碳烷烃在ＺＳＭ－５分子筛上偶合转化为芳烃和低碳烯烃的反应过程。对特定的催化体系，存在一最佳原料配比，使反应的热效应近似为零。偶合转化时甲醇完全转化，低碳烷烃的转化率低；不同催化剂上偶合转化产物分布差别极大，与ＨＺＳＭ－５相比，Ｇａ改性后可获得较高的芳烃和低碳烯烃收率。     

(Ba, Sr)TiO3纳米棒的反相微乳法制备与表征

在氢氧化钡和氢氧化锶水溶液/Triton X-100/环己烷/正己醇四元W/O型反相微乳液中制备了钛酸锶钡纳米棒, 研究了ω₀值(水与表面活性剂Triton X-100的物质的量之比)、反应物浓度、陈化时间对产品形貌和尺寸的影响, 用TEM, SAED, SEM, EDS和XRD等技术对产品进行了表征. 结果表明, 所得Ba_0.7Sr_0.3TiO₃纳米棒长约500～1200 nm、直径约为50～120 nm; 具有立方相单晶结构. 产品中钡、锶、钛的物质的量之比约为0.7∶0.3∶1.     

Solar-Driven Artificial Carbon Cycle

Constituting the artificial carbon cycle,for example,through recycling CO₂ and converting CH₄ to value-added fuels and chemicals with solar energy,offers a sustainable future for humankind to tackle the global environmental issues and energy crisis.However,significant bottlenecks remain in such photocatalytic conversion,mainly related to the reaction activity and product selectivity.Herein,we share our efforts and systematic research progress on addressing the double bottlenecks for achieving solar-driven artificial carbon cycle,with specifically focusing on the photocatalytic CO₂ and CH₄ conversion.We further elucidate the common fundamentals behind various designed photocatalytic materials systems.Toward future development,we highlight the opportunities and challenges in the research field.     

重氮树脂-聚(4-羧酸苯基)乙炔自组装膜与光电转换

近年来 ,自组装及其形成的多层复合膜已经在导电、生物传感器及非线性光学等领域得到深入研究 ,特别是以聚阴离子与聚阳离子相互作用的静电自组装研究更为深入 .这一技术制备方法简单 ,无需特别的设备 ,对膜层厚度能随意调控 ,并以水作为介质 ,对环境无害 [1～ 3] .共轭高分子 (如聚苯胺、聚吡咯及聚苯亚乙烯等 )通过自组装形成共轭高分子膜 ,对制备具有导电、光电和传输等功能的薄膜半导体器件具有重要意义 .聚乙炔类是最早被发现且理论与应用研究最多的一类共轭高分子材料[4 ,5] .本文以聚 ( 4 -羧酸苯基 )乙炔 ( PCPA)为聚阴离子 ,以重…     

Catalysis of cationic surfactants in organic solvent: Hydrolysis of 2-nitro-4-carboxyphenyl acetate

The hydrolysis reaction of 2-nitro-4-carboxyphenyl acetate was studied in dichloromethane in the presence of an added electrolyte (NaOH) and cationic surfactants systems with varying quantities of added water at 25°C. The kinetic and conductivity data were correlated.     

黑腔靶X光转换,输运的定量测量

为了测量黑腔靶X光引光效率、转换效率,我们设计了相应的分解靶(泄漏靶)实验,1989～1992年在″神光″装置上共进行了四次漏靶分解实验,利用灵敏度作了绝对标定的平响应X光二极管对漏靶注入孔、引光孔流出的X光角分布进行了测量,测出了x光角分布,得到了黑腔靶X光转换效率为50％～60％,引光效率约6％,为以后辐射驱动内爆研究的理论计算和靶的优化设计提供了重要的数据。     

Autocatalytic oxidation of Fe(Phen)3 2+ by bromate in water-in-oil reverse micelles of AOT

Autocatalytic oxidation of ferroin by bromate in water-in-oil reverse micelles of AOT has been studied experimentally and theoretically. The simplest models for this process have been constructed. Analytical solutions for these models were found for some limiting cases. It has been shown that the autocatalytic reaction runs much more slowly in reverse micelles than in water. The dependencies of the maximum reaction rate, _max, the exponent of the increase in ferriin concentration, , and induction period, , on micelle concentration have been obtained at =[H₂O]/[AOT]=4.6. It was found that there is only one theoretical model which can explain the experimental data. The values of the elementary reaction rate constantsk _i were estimated on the basis of the theoretical dependencies of _max and on the constantsk _i . All elementary rate constants turned out to be two or three orders of magnitude smaller than the corresponding constants for the reaction proceeding in water. The decrease in the rate constants is explained by the increase in viscosity and pH in a micellar water core at low .Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1401–1407, August, 1993.This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Fundamental Investigations through Research Grant 93-03-4090.     

Large-scale synthesis of tube-like ZnS and cable-like ZnS-ZnO arrays: Preparation through the sulfuration conversion from ZnO arrays via a simple chemical solution route

Arrayed structures are desirable for many applications, but the fabrication of many material arrays remains a significant challenge. As a prominent II-VI semiconductor, large-scale arrayed ZnS structure has not been easily fabricated. Here, we introduce a simple structure conversion route for the synthesis of novel arrayed structures, and large-scale tube-like ZnS structure arrays and cable-like ZnS-ZnO composite arrays were successfully prepared through sulfuration conversion from arrayed rod-like ZnO structure based on a hydrothermal method at low temperature. XRD, EDS, SEM, TEM and PL are used to confirm the formation of the novel arrayed structure and trace the conversion process. The results show that the conversion ratio can be conveniently tailored by the reaction time, and the PL properties of the obtained materials can be adjusted through the conversion ratio. Especially, the cable-like structure holds the PL properties of both ZnO and ZnS structures. This simple solution method can be further extended to the preparation of other semiconductor sulfide and selenide, and can amplify the application field of large-scale arrays of semiconductors.